Veterinary research & diagnostic center to be established in Bannu

Peshawar: K-P Livestock Department Director General Research Dr Mirza Ali Khan said that budgetary allocations for three mega projects of livestock department were included in this year’s provincial budget. These projects include establishing veterinary research and diagnostic centers in Bannu, Karak, Lakki Marwat and Torghar and genetic characterisation of cattle project in Peshawar. The work on these projects is expected to start early next year.

“All these projects would be completed in three years, whereas work on genetic characterisation of cattle in K-P would commence this year after the approval of PC-1 designed for the project,” he explained.

Pakistani columnist Farman Nawaz, who previously ran an Urdu Weekly Jirga Bannu, is the editor of The Bannu Times. Nawaz also runs an online newspaper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa News and KAS Research Journal. Nawaz has written English articles for Global Times China , Daily Outlook Afghanistan and several leading English newspapers of Pakistan. He had also worked as a blogger for Express News TV Network website.